Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-12-23
For sergeant-at-srms, General ". l..

For sergesnt-at-arm General ". L..
Cabell of Dallas.
We further recommend that esch sene-
torial district be allowed thirty (S0) votes
and that the delegates present from the
several districts be authorized to cast the
vote OF each district through chairmsn
to be selected by themselves. AL OF
which is respectfully submitted.
BRYAN T. BARRY,
ChSi-meu.
Attest: G. n. RICHARDSON, Sec'y.
Upon the announcemet CT the result,
the chair appointed Hon. John Peter
Smith and Hon. Bryan 7. Barry to con-
duct the chairman 10 the platform. Upon
reaching the platform General Msxey ad-
dressed the convention briefly. He
thanked them for the honor conferred
and ventured the hope that no prejudice
or passion, no question Of local, sectional
or other strife be allowed to come in.
The great interests of the state, the rail-
roads, the farms, the manufactures, CAPT.
tai and labor, oil were mutually re
ciprocal and interdependent snd the
sooner the people-all the people-under-
stood this the better. We wanted people
here-not drones nor anarchists, nor
c0mmunists-but good people who would
come in 10 build up and develop the in
terests OF the state. He expressed the
belief that If some feasible plan wes
adopted and shown to the railroads, these
institutions would Cooperate with alac-
rity. He counseled harmony and for
bearsnce, and eXhorted all to work for
the best Interests Of Texas.
Colonel J. n. Simpson moved the ap-
pontment OF commit ee of eleven mem
oers, one from each Congressional dis
trict, to confer with the railroad mana
gers aud OBTAIN from them definite and
authoritative statement OF their intentions
in the mstter-in other words, what they
proposed TO. do about it. A delegate
from Tom Green county amended the
motion by adding to it that the committee
be Instructed to report to the convention
at 10 q. m. tomorrow. This was the sig
nal for the fun.
II was circus.
The staid end practical business men
who were going to talk and act cold hard
sensc, forgot their promises ard hun
dred Eands went up ana a hundred "Mr.
Chsirmans" were heard. Everybody had
somethit z to say. The outgoing Chair
msu had reported in obedience to instruc-
b-ShS ilcLi VIC SOUF tDGG lac uS4G
visited the railroad officials and had been
informed by them that they would coop
crate with the people and would wait un-
til what the people were going to do had
been settled on. They would rot be able
to do anything just now but would &C, op-
crate. Colonel r G Lowe, managing
edit Of the Galveston News, read g let
ter which he had received from Colonel
W. q. Newman, expressing the willing
ness OF the railways to Cooperate with
TIE people CT Texas.
Resolutions were offered criss-cross
and otherwise, and speeches were msde
without number without anything being
accomplished.
Mr.. Denis)n from Hopkins offered e
re oluClon appointing committee TO
craft and mep ont course Of procedure
for the convention.
Hoo J. N. Browning endesvored to
tave the rules Of the Legislature adopted
for the government OF the body.
Captain W. G. Veal hsd not been TO
the Legislature, and did not knoW them.
Captain B B. Paddock offered su0sti-
tute for Mr.. Denison's resolutions, to the
effect that committee OF eleven
be appointed to confer with the
railroads ali over the country with q
view of getting low rates; also that
county organic ttiOns be formed and thst
each place or district have bureaus for
the publication OF advertising matter,
etc. Captain Paddock made ringing
speech In favor of his resolutions, and
pointed out their virtues He carried the
house by storm, and hsd the question
peen submitted to vote then the resolu-
tons would have been adopted by large
msj2rity.
Judge Kittrell, Of Leon, offered an
amendment to the effect that certain
classes of statistics should be prepared to
refute ISLANDERS on the state, and made q
ringing speech.
Mr.. Lssker from Galveston, asked Cap
tain Paddock how the money was to be
raised. He found out.
Captain Paddock pledged the Fort
Worth end Denver City and the Fort
Worth and Rio Grande Railways to carry
people for l cent mile or less, if eny
otner road would do the same.
Mr.. Doherty opposed some Of Mr. Pad
docks resolutions. He wanted a state
central head.
Hon Bryan T. Barry supported Mr..
Paddock's resolutions aud pledged the
Houston and Texas Central Railway to
carry people as cheaply as any other road
IN toe country.
Mr.. Browning offered resolution ap-
pointing g committee On resolutions, 10
which sll resolutions should be referred.
Lost. This did not kill Mr.. Paddock's
resolution, but it wounded 1t badly, and
lttt it bors du combat
Various modes and methods were sug-
gested and discussed
A motion to tsSe Mr.. Denison's reso-
u IONS and Captain Paddock's amend
men. was carried.
Mr.. Browning came smiling to the
mark with 8 resolution creating q CON-
miitee OF thirty-one members from each
senatorial district to whom all resolu-
tons should De referred, and by Well
directed aim, shot it through in flying
colors.
a motion was carried limiting the dis
cussion to five minutes. A few more
motions were made of no special i'm
portance. and the hour Of sdiaurnirg
having arrived the convention adjourned
to meet st the Merchants Exchange To-
morrow.
Down the dim, voiceless valleys Of the
very distant future something ms7 Re
done to secure immigration to Texas
without the I'D of the railroads, but it
will be wien the children below the
scholastic age are venerable grand
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